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   Is Sjögren's syndrome an autoimmune disease?

   • Sjögren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases happen when your immune system mistakenly damages your body instead of protecting it. Experts aren’t sure what makes your immune system attack your glands and cause Sjögren’s syndrome. Primary Sjögren’s syndrome happens with no known trigger or cause.

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   What is Sjögren's disease?

   • Sjögren’s (“SHOW-grins”) is a systemic autoimmune disease that affects the entire body. Along with symptoms of extensive dryness, other serious complications include profound fatigue, chronic pain, major organ involvement, neuropathies, and lymphomas. Learn More Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment

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   Is Sjogren's syndrome a rheumatic disease?

   • Rheumatic disease. It's common for people who have Sjogren's syndrome to also have a rheumatic disease — such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. The most common complications of Sjogren's syndrome involve your eyes and mouth. Dental cavities.

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   What causes Sjögren's syndrome?

   • Primary Sjögren’s syndrome happens with no known trigger or cause. Other health conditions trigger secondary Sjögren’s syndrome, especially other autoimmune diseases and some viral infections. Viral infections that can trigger secondary Sjögren’s syndrome include: Cytomegalovirus (CMV). Epstein-Barr virus. Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV).

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   Is Sjögren's a rare disease?

   • In addition, Sjögren's is often misrepresented as a rare disease, however it is estimated that there are four million Americans living with this disease, making it one of the most prevalent autoimmune diseases. Symptoms

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   Aug 2, 2022 · Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disorder. Your immune system mistakenly attacks your body's own cells and tissues. Scientists aren't certain why some people develop Sjogren's syndrome.

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   Aug 2, 2022 · Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that causes your immune system to go haywire and attack healthy cells instead of invading bacteria or viruses. Your white blood cells, which normally ...

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   Aug 2, 2022 · Yeast infections in the mouth should be treated with antifungal medications. Treat systemwide symptoms. Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), a drug designed to treat malaria, is often helpful in treating Sjogren's syndrome. Drugs that suppress the immune system, such as methotrexate (Trexall), also might be prescribed.

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   Sjögren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases happen when your immune system mistakenly damages your body instead of protecting it. Experts aren’t sure what makes your immune system attack your glands and cause Sjögren’s syndrome. Primary Sjögren’s syndrome happens with no known trigger or cause.

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   About half of the time Sjögren's occurs alone, and the other half it occurs in the presence of another autoimmune connective tissue disease such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, or Scleroderma. In addition, Sjögren's is often misrepresented as a rare disease, however it is estimated that there are four million Americans living with this disease, making it one of the most prevalent autoimmune ...

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   11071 Parkridge Blvd, Suite 170 Reston, VA 20191 301-530-4420 www.sjogrens.org Sjögren’s Fact Sheet Sjögren’s is the 2nd most common autoimmune disorder affecting as many as four million Americans. However, it takes an average of approximately four years to properly diagnose this disease from the time when initial symptoms appear.

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   Jul 19, 2024 · Sjögren's (pronounced show-grins) syndrome is an autoimmune disorder in which the system that normally fights infection and disease in the body mistakenly attacks its own healthy tissues. In Sjögren's syndrome, the immune system attacks and destroys the glands that make tears and saliva. The main symptoms of Sjögren's syndrome are: It can ...